“Dirt will always be there, but kids wont.”

“Dirt will always be there, but kids wont.”
– A statement made by a Mum on the AsiaParents Yahoo Group.

Good for reflection, especially for Mummy Eliz, who is sometimes obsessed with having a clean, spotless and tidy house.

God-Pa Wayne's Birthday Celebration

We celebrated God-Pa Wayne’s birthday on the 5th of Jan with a group of friends who had known each other for more than 10 years.

The friendship blossomed while working part-time at McDonalds in the old Plaza Singapura a very long time ago.

Princess Chelsea and Prince Christian had known them their whole life. They were there to visit when they were born, they were there at their full month celebrations, and they were there at their birthday celebrations. They witness every of their milestones in life.

In fact, Princess Chelsea innocently insisted that they are her friends, and not Mummy’s friends. She knows all of their names by heart.

Both of them are so fortunate to have so many God-Pa(s) and God-Ma(s) who dote on them so much!

~ God-Pa Wayne with spouse, God-Ma Elita ~

~ Winners of the look-alike contest? ~

~ Chelsea fooling around, as usual ~

“Motherhood is a terribly humbling experience”

“Motherhood is a terribly humbling experience”
– A statement made by a Mum on the AsiaParents Yahoo Group.

How very true indeed!

Having experienced (and still experiencing) Motherhood firsthand, Mummy Eliz could not possibly agree more.

Motherhood is not a display of Mathematics equation, nor is it an experiment of Physics elements. In the world of Motherhood, 1 + 1 would not always give 2, and two atoms of Hydrogen mixed with an atom of Oxygen would not always give H2O.

The realization is that there is no best way to raise a child, and no method would produce the same results on two different children. So many other factors of influences come into play, some within our control, and some outside.

So as parents, we try our hardest, within the best of our abilities and then believe that 儿孙自有儿孙福.

First Outing to S'pore Night Safari

On 2nd Feb, we had an outing at the Singapore Night Safari.

Thank you, Aunt Anne for helping to arrange for complimentary entry, and also joining us for the outing.

Princess Chelsea enjoyed the visit, she enjoyed spotting animals in the dark but for the poor adults that tagged along with the kiddos, it was more a case of “there was really nothing much to see”. Which adult would get excited upon spotting a rhino up close when on a tram ride? Not many.

Wouldn’t it be good if adults can see things from the eyes of innocent, curious young kiddos? And still be amazed at the beauty of it all?

We would still make another trip there, Princess Chelsea loves the close encounters with the animals, and the next time round, and we would definitely catch the ‘Creatures of the Night’ Show.

~ On the tram ride, trying to spot animals ~

~ The daddies with their lovers ~

~ Princess perched high up on Daddy’s shoulders to get a better view of the Tribal Fire Show ~

~ The lovers; a picture edited by June (Tong Wei’s Mum) ~

Birth, Age, Illness, Death – Cycle of Life

This is certainly a profound topic, especially when it is being discussed with a 2.5 year old Princess Chelsea.

That was Daddy Tiong’s comment when suddenly; he realized the family engaged in a discussion about Birth, Age, Illness, and Death – The Cycle of Life.

How did it start? Nobody remembered.

The image that stay etched in memory is that of Princess Chelsea suddenly sobbing, not screaming loudly, not throwing a tantrum, just that of her crying softly, with her face all crunched up in a ball. It was that of a sad realization that Death is sure to come to all.

Princess Chelsea is not afraid of dying, but is scared of her loved ones dying.

Princess Chelsea certainly looked overwhelmed then as she tried very hard to put her rapid thoughts into words. A mixture of English and Chinese words started flowing out in sentences from her tiny kissable lips.

She wanted to convey that if Mummy Eliz died, she would draw a picture of her. And think of the good times that were shared.

And her face started to crunch up in a tight ball once again. Daddy Tiong had to give her an extra tight hug to calm her down, and reassure her that it would be a long time before that day comes.